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A review by lillian_francis
Love Spell by Mia Kerick
4.0
That was a refreshing change. An actual genderfluid character (even though Chance was reluctant to put himself in that box) and YA too. I really appreciated the struggle Chance had of trying to decide where he fit in the spectrum. But his struggles don't over shadow (or excuse) the fact that Chance is very often self-absorbed (he's a teenager, after all) to the point where he almost tipped over into irredeemable, but luckily this was tempered with moments of kindness that had me rooting for him all over again.
Jasper is a sweetheart, and a nice contrast to Chance.
The story idea has probably been done before and I could have told Chance it wouldn't work from the beginning. In fact there were moments when I suffered some serious second hand embarrassment on Chance's behalf while he tried to get Jasper to fall in love with him by following one of those online ' 10 ways...' articles.
I would say that for the first few pages I found Chance exhausting (it is told purely from his POV), but once I got used to him this soon settled down, so I urge you to give this book a chance to grow on you. It's worth it, because it is a fun look at some serious issues, and it's so rare to have a genuine genderfluid character. Give Chance a chance.
Jasper is a sweetheart, and a nice contrast to Chance.
The story idea has probably been done before and I could have told Chance it wouldn't work from the beginning. In fact there were moments when I suffered some serious second hand embarrassment on Chance's behalf while he tried to get Jasper to fall in love with him by following one of those online ' 10 ways...' articles.
I would say that for the first few pages I found Chance exhausting (it is told purely from his POV), but once I got used to him this soon settled down, so I urge you to give this book a chance to grow on you. It's worth it, because it is a fun look at some serious issues, and it's so rare to have a genuine genderfluid character. Give Chance a chance.